Ted Olson vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Ted Olson
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Olson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 7.18 and 1.734 for Ted Olson. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Olson and Roy Witherup

Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
7.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
11.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.71
11.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
41.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
7.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
37.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Ted Olson and Roy Witherup

Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Olson and Roy Witherup

Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
49.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
52.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA